The U.S. Giant Monster Movie: Size Does Matter

by David Simmons

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative.

Given the USA's long-held "taste for the monstrous in all its forms" (Scott W.Poole), coupled with its love for "the colossal, the exaggerated and the brash" (William Tsutsui), it is not surprising that the giant monster movie has long been a key part of the nation's cinematic landscape; yet up until recently the genre has been largely...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1835537375
• ISBN13: 9781835537374
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"